1. Higher Education and Science Reform (HESR) Program Advances Materials Research in Estonia

   • Enn Mellikov
   • Andres Öpik

   Department 01 October 1999 Pages: 6 - 8

2. Research/Researchers

   Department 01 October 1999 Pages: 9 - 14

3. Washington News

   • Phil Berardelli

   Department 01 October 1999 Pages: 15 - 15

4. Why We Can’t Seem to Get a Buck: The Federal Disinvestment in R&D

   • Merrilea J. Mayo

   Department 01 October 1999 Pages: 16 - 16

5. Editor’s Choice

   Department 01 October 1999 Pages: 17 - 17

6. Resources

   Department 01 October 1999 Pages: 18 - 18

7. Materials Science of the Cell

   • D. Wirtz
   • E. Evans

   Materials Science of the Cell 01 October 1999 Pages: 19 - 21

8. Biomechanical Properties of Fibroblasts

   • Olivier Thoumine
   • Albrecht Ott

   Materials Science of the Cell 01 October 1999 Pages: 22 - 26

9. Advertisers in This Issue

   Department 01 October 1999 Pages: 26 - 26

10. The Cell’s Biological Rods and Ropes

    • David Boal

    Materials Science of the Cell 01 October 1999 Pages: 27 - 31

11. Materials Engineering of Lipid Bilayers for Drug Carrier Performance

    • David Needham

    Materials Science of the Cell 01 October 1999 Pages: 32 - 40

12. Bulk Glass-Forming Metallic Alloys: Science and Technology

    • William L. Johnson

    Technical Features 01 October 1999 Pages: 42 - 56

13. Bounded Rationality and Materials Selection

    • V. S. Arunachalam
    • R. Bhaskar

    Special Features 01 October 1999 Pages: 57 - 61

14. IUMRS-ICAM’99 Presents Symposia and Forums on Advanced Materials

    • Alex King

    International Union of Materials Research Societies 01 October 1999 Pages: 62 - 63

15. MRS Featured Volunteer

    MRS News 01 October 1999 Pages: 64 - 64

16. First MRS Workshops Cover Tribology and Advances in Thin Film Simulations and Experimental Verification

    MRS News 01 October 1999 Pages: 65 - 67

17. Preview: 1999 MRS Fall Meeting

    MRS News 01 October 1999 Pages: 68 - 70

18. Nobel Laureate Stormer to Give Plenary Talk on Fractional Quantum Numbers

    MRS News 01 October 1999 Pages: 70 - 70

19. Richard S. Stein to Receive 1999 Von Hippel Award for Contributions to the Science of Polymers

    MRS News 01 October 1999 Pages: 71 - 71

20. Joe Greene Selected for 1999 David Turnbull Lectureship for Contributions to the Science of Thin Films

    • Joe Greene

    MRS News 01 October 1999 Pages: 72 - 72

21. Craford, Forrest Named 1999 MRS Medalists

    • M. George Craford
    • Stephen Forrest

    MRS News 01 October 1999 Pages: 73 - 99

22. Library

    Department 01 October 1999 Pages: 101 - 101

23. Abstracts for November 1999 Journal of Materials Research

    Abstract 01 October 1999 Pages: 102 - 108